Kulturnattsspelning i Uppsala!

Kulturnatten i Uppsala
Kulturnatten i Uppsala
Sofia Talvik spelar på Kulturnatten i Uppsala

På lördag spelar jag på Kulturnatten i Uppsala. Egentligen spelar jag inte alls på natten eftersom jag spelar redan kl 15 på eftermiddagen för den som vill starta dagen tidigt på Katalin.

För 10 år sen bodde jag i Uppsala. Jag flyttade dit eftersom jag tröttnade på att bo i andrahand i Stockholm och hade en kompis som köpt lägenhet i Uppsala och talade sig varm om det. I Uppsala kom jag på riktigt igång med musiken. Från att bara ha suttit hemma på kammaren och spelat för mig själv eller möjligtvis någon väl utvald kompis träffade jag helt plötsligt på folk som hade inspelningsmöjligheter. Så jag spelade in min första demo och skickade den till radioprogrammet p3 demo. Jag trodde aldrig att de skulle ta upp den, men min låt Ghosts, som även finns med på min debutplatta Blue Moon, hamnade på deras topplista i flera månader. Plötsligt rasade det in mail från folk som lyssnat och jag fattade att det kanske faktiskt fanns några därute som ville höra mer. Jag blev kallad “Uppsalatjejen Sofia Talvik” i Sonic och helt plötsligt hade jag bytt sida på landet från att vara Göteborgstjej till Uppsalatjej.

Det blev inte direkt en massa spelningar i Uppsala då, men nu kommer jag alltså tillbaka på lördag och spelar lite låtar för alla kulturnissar och studenter i Uppis. Vi ses på Katalin kl 15!

New acoustic album

Sofia Talvik 'Florida Acoustic'
Sofia Talvik 'Florida Acoustic'
Sofia Talvik 'Florida Acoustic'

I hope you all enjoyed my latest album”Florida”! Now it will also be available in a acoustic version “Florida Acoustic”, where all the songs is recorded live with just me and the guitar (and piano on one song).

To celebrate the release of “Florida Acoustic” I’m doing a mini tour in Sweden, playing 7 acoustic gigs in 7 days. But don’t worry if you’re not in Sweden next week. All the concerts will be streamed online so you’ll be able to see them anyway! If you are in Sweden however you can catch me here:

Sunday 4/7 Effes, Gotland
Monday 5/7 TBA
Tuesday 6/7 Fettmules sommarfestival, Gnesta
Wednesday 7/7 Restaurang Landet, Stockholm
Thursday 8/7 Katalin, Uppsala
Friday 9/7 Flyt, Stockholm
Saturday 10/7 Papas, Båstad

check www.sofiatalvik.com/gigs for more specific info. All concerts are held at 8pm (kl 20) Swedish time.

Here’s a video from when we recorded “Florida Acoustic”:

I’m supporting – are you?

Sofia Talvik Florida tank top
Sofia Talvik Florida tank top

Today I’m supporting myself by wearing one of the nice Sofia Talvik tanks that are available in my shop. It’s quite a nice day in Stockholm today so I’m wearing it with a high waisted jeans and tulle skirt from one of my favourite brands – Forever21 and a jacket from silence + noice, bought at Urban Outfitters. As you can see I’m also sporting the white Sofia Talvik iPhone skin.

Come on guys!

Support me too by visiting my shop today!

Lots of parties!

I know it’s a kinda weird headline, but this week there has been a lot of parties. Monday night me and the band celebrated the release of “Florida” at the beautiful “Södra Teatern” in Stockholm. We had a great night, the place was packed and we played 8 of the songs from the new album. No one asked me if I could play any ABBA so that was a perk!

Yesterday I attended my friend Dusty Monroe‘s release party for his debut album. Dusty himself looked a bit like Robert Smith on stage with wild makeup and tousled hair. During the gig ballet dancers, robots and a pregnant opera singer in a white sorcerers dress appeared on stage. Half my band who also play with Dusty were all made up in greek helmets and makeup. I was bummed they didn’t wear the same outfit to our release.. or not haha. It was a great gig. Dusty is really a live artist, but check out his album if you like electronica mixed with pop and surf.

Dusty Monroe live at Teater Peró
Dusty with a giant robot

I’m off to Gothenburg today to play at a radio show tomorrow and see my parents. Mum and dad have just been backpacking in India. They’re rather adventurous for a retired couple. Me and Jonas is actually alone in the first class carriage, and we just got stuck south of Stockholm due to some problems with the tracks. Good thing I’m in first class where there’s free wifi so I can do some blogging.

Sofia Talvik’s Xmas Calendar: #20

The snow and cold has really covered Stockholm, but when I arrived in London it was still green and sunny. The blizzard hit the day after though but I doubt it will take some time before it stays on the ground like it does here. But even though it’s no winter wonderland in London (yes I know the rest of the UK is white already) they did pile up on the Christmas decorations.

In today’s episode I’m visiting London, a city all dressed up for Christmas.